Mississippi Business Journal » Jim Hood http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Offensive launched against bogus contractors http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/17/offensive-launched-against-bogus-contractors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=offensive-launched-against-bogus-contractors http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/17/offensive-launched-against-bogus-contractors/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:39:11 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=74962 A new anti-contractor fraud campaign is underway with a two-fold goal — educate Mississippi consumers on the best practices when choosing a contractor, particularly in the wake of a natural disaster, and give would-be bogus contractors a stern warning that preying on vulnerable homeowners will not be tolerated. “In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/17/offensive-launched-against-bogus-contractors/feed/ 0 Attorney General Hood teams up with Facebook http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/attorney-general-hood-teams-up-with-facebook/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=attorney-general-hood-teams-up-with-facebook http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/attorney-general-hood-teams-up-with-facebook/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:31:10 +0000 Stephen McDill http://msbusiness.com/?p=73791 Protecting teens’ online privacy is the goal of a new public education campaign launched today by Attorney General Jim Hood in cooperation with Facebook. “As parents, we address issues of trust, accountability and respect with our children concerning their direct interactions with others and we should treat online conversations the same,” said Attorney General Hood. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/attorney-general-hood-teams-up-with-facebook/feed/ 0 October 22, 2012- Chuck McIntosh http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/21/october-22-2012-chuck-mcintosh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=october-22-2012-chuck-mcintosh http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/21/october-22-2012-chuck-mcintosh/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 06:01:54 +0000 Chuck McIntosh http://msbusiness.com/?p=64037

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/21/october-22-2012-chuck-mcintosh/feed/ 0 Reeves attacks graduation rate omission at Neshoba County Fair http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/02/reeves-attacks-graduation-rate-omission-at-neshoba-county-fair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reeves-attacks-graduation-rate-omission-at-neshoba-county-fair http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/02/reeves-attacks-graduation-rate-omission-at-neshoba-county-fair/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:01:27 +0000 Ross Reily http://msbusiness.com/?p=60566 PHILADELPHIA — Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves says the Mississippi Board of Education made a mistake when it decided to omit high school graduation rates from school ratings this year. Reeves, speaking Wednesday at the Neshoba County Fair, also said he is determined to push a broader charter school law through the Legislature in 2013. The [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/02/reeves-attacks-graduation-rate-omission-at-neshoba-county-fair/feed/ 0 Reeves, Hood top Wednesday Neshoba fair speakers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/01/reeves-hood-top-wednesday-neshoba-fair-speakers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reeves-hood-top-wednesday-neshoba-fair-speakers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/01/reeves-hood-top-wednesday-neshoba-fair-speakers/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:33:53 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=60538 PHILADELPHIA — Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and Attorney General Jim Hood will headline the first day of political speeches at the Neshoba County Fair. Also scheduled to speak Wednesday are State Auditor Stacey Pickering, Central District Public Service Commissioner Lynn Posey and Central District Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall. Speaking at the east Mississippi fair is [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/01/reeves-hood-top-wednesday-neshoba-fair-speakers/feed/ 0 Read July 30 issue of the MBJ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/26/read-july-30-issue-of-the-mbj/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=read-july-30-issue-of-the-mbj http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/26/read-july-30-issue-of-the-mbj/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:42:32 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=60255 >> COOPERATIVE TRIANGLE? Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha counties mulling partnership— By Clay Chandler Also in this week’s paper: >> IMMIGRATION Hood: Arizona ruling erased Mississippi felony penalty— by Ted Carter >> DARK ARMORY RISING? Old Armory on Fairgrounds to get roof as it awaits restoration— by Ted Carter >> AGRICULTURE New commissioner seeking legislative support for $30 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/26/read-july-30-issue-of-the-mbj/feed/ 0 Attorney general mulls legality of illegal worker felony charge http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/22/attorney-general-mulls-legality-of-illegal-worker-felony-charge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=attorney-general-mulls-legality-of-illegal-worker-felony-charge http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/22/attorney-general-mulls-legality-of-illegal-worker-felony-charge/#comments Sun, 22 Jul 2012 06:01:58 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=59959 Attorney General Jim Hood is studying whether the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Arizona’s immigration law killed part of a Mississippi statute that made it a felony for an illegal immigrant to work in the state. Hood said early last week he “did not know” for certain whether the June 25 Arizona ruling nullified the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/22/attorney-general-mulls-legality-of-illegal-worker-felony-charge/feed/ 0 State grabs $7.7M of foreclosure settlement http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/27/state-grabs-7-7m-of-foreclosure-settlement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-grabs-7-7m-of-foreclosure-settlement http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/27/state-grabs-7-7m-of-foreclosure-settlement/#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 06:01:57 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=57627 The mortgage foreclosure fiasco has turned out to be a bonanza of sorts for Mississippi state government. Mississippi’s general fund will receive a $7.7 cash infusion from the national legal settlement state Attorney General Jim Hood and 48 other attorneys general negotiated with giant mortgage servicers Bank of America, Citi, Chase, GMAC and Wells Fargo. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/27/state-grabs-7-7m-of-foreclosure-settlement/feed/ 4 Audit office is watchdog on bond money for economic development http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/29/audit-office-is-watchdog-on-bond-money-for-economic-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=audit-office-is-watchdog-on-bond-money-for-economic-development http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/29/audit-office-is-watchdog-on-bond-money-for-economic-development/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:01:44 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=56487 The State of Mississippi gives but can also take away when it comes to handing companies tens of millions of dollars in bond money to build or expand their operations in the state. The money from the Mississippi Economic Development Bond Project comes with conditions and if those conditions are not met, the State insists [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/29/audit-office-is-watchdog-on-bond-money-for-economic-development/feed/ 0 Fewer than 5,000 Mississippi foreclosed homeowners to get financial settlements http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/19/fewer-than-5000-mississippi-foreclosed-homeowners-to-get-financial-settlements/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fewer-than-5000-mississippi-foreclosed-homeowners-to-get-financial-settlements http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/19/fewer-than-5000-mississippi-foreclosed-homeowners-to-get-financial-settlements/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:01:17 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=52590 About 4,235 Mississippi homebuyers whose homes were foreclosed on may be eligible for cash payments under a national settlement reached with five giant banks for fraudulent foreclosure practices, Attorney General Jim Hood’s office said. The national foreclosure fraud settlement provides an estimated $47.1 million in direct relief to Mississippi homeowners and addresses future mortgage loan [...]

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